Celebrity Birthdays

• Lip-syncher Fabrice Morvan of Milli Vanilli is 41.
• Singer Raphael Saadiq (Tony! Toni! Tone!) is 41.
• Singer Natalie Appleton of All Saints is 34.
• Singer Shanice is 34

I am including this past weekend birthdays as well:

May 11:

• Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo ("24") is 55.

May 12:

• Actor Ving Rhames is 46.
• Actress Vanessa Williams ("Soul Food," "Melrose Place" -- not the former Miss America) is 44.
• Actress Kim Fields is 38.
• Actor Malcolm David Kelley ("Lost") is 15.

May 13:

• Singer Stevie Wonder is 57.
• Singer Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish is 41.

Celebrity Birthdays

• Singer Ron Banks of The Dramatics is 56.
• Rapper Young MC is 40.
• Actor Kenan Thompson ("Kenan and Kel") is 29.
• Singer Jason Dalyrimple of Soul for Real is 27.

Celebrity Birthdays

• Rapper Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan is 37.
• Singer Tamia is 32.
• Actress Rosario Dawson ("Grindhouse," "Josie and the Pussycats") is 28.

Celebrity Birthdays

• Singer Phillip Bailey of Earth, Wind, and Fire is 56.

Celebrity Birthdays

• Singer Jimmy Ruffin is 68.
• Singer Thelma Houston is 61.
• Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry is 35.

Celebrity Birthdays: Weekend Edition

May 4:

• Singer-songwriter Nick Ashford of Ashford and Simpson is 65.
• Singer Jackie Jackson of The Jacksons is 56.
• Singer Oleta Adams is 54.

May 5:

• Singer Craig David is 26.
• Singer Chris Brown is 18.

May 6:

• Rapper MC Serch (Third Bass) is 39.

Celebrity Birthdays

• Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 61.
• Actor Dule Hill ("The West Wing") is 32.

Celebrity Birthdays

• R&B Singer Angela Bofill is 53
• Wrestler/Actor The Rock is 35

Celebrity Birthdays

• Singer Chris "Choc" Dalyrimple of Soul for Real is 36
• Singer Willie Nelson is 74
• Rapper Turbo B of Snap is 40
• Actress Kristen Dunst is 25
• Blues singer Otis Rush is 73
• Singer Akon is 34
• Rapper Lloyd Banks is 25

Weekend Celebrity Birthdays

April 27:

• Singer Cuba Gooding of the Main Ingredient is 63.
• Singer Ann Peebles is 60.
• Singer Herbie Murrell of The Stylistics is 58.
• Singer Mica Paris is 38.

April 28:

• Rapper Too Short is 41.
• Rapper Big Gipp of the Goodie Mob is 34.
• Actress Jessica Alba ("Dark Angel") is 26.

April 29:

• Singer Carl Gardner of The Coasters is 79.
• Rapper Master P is 37.

Celebrity Birthdays

• Actress Jordana Brewster ("The Faculty," "The Fast and The Furious") is 27
• Actor Giancarlo Esposito is 49
• Singer T-Boz of TLC is 37

Celebrity Birthdays

• Actress Gina Torres ("I Think I Love My Wife") is 38
• Actor Al Pacino ("The Godfather", "Scarface") is 67
• Renee Zellweger ("Bridget Jones' Diary") is 38
• Actress Talia Shire ("Rocky", "The Godfather") is 61

Celebirty Birthdays

• Actor/Comedian Cedric the Entertainer is 43
• Actor Djimon Hounsou ("Blood Diamonds," "Amistad") is 43

Celebrity Birthdays

• Actress Valerie Bertinelli ("One Day at a Time") is 47
• Comedian George Lopez is 46
• Actress/Diplomat Shirley Temple Black is 79
• Actor Lee Majors ("6 Million $ Man") is 68

Weekend Celebrity Birthdays

4/21

• Actress Shannen Doherty ("Beverly Hills 90210") is 36
• Rapper Michael Franti of Spearhead is 41

4/22

• Actor Jack Nicholson ("The Shining," "Easy Riders") is 70
• Comedian Byron Allen is 40

Celebrity Birthdays: April 20

• Actor Joey Lawrence ("Blossom") is 31
• Actress Carmen Electra ("Baywatch") is 35
• Actor Shemar Moore is 37
• NBA Star Allan Houston is 36

Today would have been Luther Vandross' 56th birthday. Mr. Vandross began singing jingles in the early 1970's. He also sang behind the likes of Bette Midler, Carly Simon, Chaka Khan, David Bowe, and Roberta Flack. In the late 1970's, he put together his own group, Luther. They first hit the charts in 1976 with "It's Good for the Soul" and "Funky Music." He was the dominant black male vocalist of the 1980's. His best selling albums include "Never Too Much," "Forever, For Love,"For Always," "Give Me the Reason," and "Any Love."

Celebrity Birthdays for April 19

• Death Row Records mogul Suge Knight is 42
• Actress Catalina Sandino Moreno("Maria Full of Grace") is 26
• American Idol judge Paula Abdul is 45
• Actor James Franco ("SpiderMan" movies) is 29
• Actress Kate Hudson ("Almost Famous," "You, Me, and Dupree") is 28

Celebrity Birthdays for April 18

• Singer Trina of Trina and Tamara is 33
• Actress America Ferrera ('Ugly Betty") is 23
• TV Host Conan O'Brien ("Late Night with Conan O'Brien) is 44
• Actor Rick Moranis ("Honey, I Shrunk the Kids") is 54